If you have a fireplace and a mantel – real or fake ones – they should be used to decorate for Thanksgiving. Fireplaces and mantels immediately bring a cozy feel to the space and decorating them for Thanksgiving will bring even more coziness. Let’s take a look at the ideas!
Mantels
A mantel, even if it’s faux, can be beautifully decorated for Thanksgiving. It can be decorated with fall leaves, fake or real ones – make some garlands of them or put them in jars and vases on branches. Place some pumpkins – you may paint and decorate them anyhow and stack on the mantel, or put them on some stands. The pumpkins can be painted or decorated in various ways to fit your home, if these are colorful heirloom pumpkins, leave them as they are – they are cool! Go for fresh greenery and blooms if you want – they make beautiful cascading decorations and floral potted centerpieces. Add some candle lanterns, fabric and paper banners with various letters, framed signs and artworks. You may also go for fake fruits and berries or real ones to decorate the mantel – place them in bowls, add moss balls and wheat. Create any combos you like!

A gorgeous thanksgiving mantel with lots of fabric pumpkins with fabric leaves and a fabric pumpkin display next to the fireplace.

A mantel with colorful pumpkins, a fall leaf banner,potted plants and a faux horse head with a scarf.

A fresh and natural feel given to the mantel with fresh greneery, white pumpkins and lanterns on each side.

A large pallet, some orange pumpkins, an orange fabric garland and dried hydrangeas and firewood in the fireplace.

A rustic mantel with fall elaves, moss balls, pumpkins and fruits on the branches is suitable for both fall and Thanksgiving.

A colorful banner, a cotton wreath, antlers, a pumpkin, firewood and some wheat next to the fireplace.
Fireplaces
If your fireplace is non-working, you may place some pumpkins and gourds inside, faux or real ones, it’s up to you. Put them right there or place in pallets, baskets and buckets and then there. Firewood placed inside is also a good and cozy idea not only for Thanksgiving but also for fall, and if you want, you may add LEDs to it. If your fireplace is a working one, create an arrangement not inside but next to it – some baskets with veggies and gourds, stacks of pumpkins and other things. Put some stools around the fireplace, put potted plants and flowers, candles in candle lanterns to make your own cozy nook for Thanksgiving.

A couple of signs and wheat on the mantel and heirloom pumpkins in a tray plus dried herbs in rustic containers.

A fall mantel with lush flowers and greenery, fake pumpkins and a large artwork over it.

A mantel decorated with fall leaves, pumpkins and wheat and a fireplace with candles, pumpkins, fall blooms and lanterns.

A mantel with white pumpkins and berries, a bread bowl with white pumpkins and leaves next to the fireplace.

Simple styling with a birch artwork, feathers, wheat, pumpkins and silver and white pumpkins in the fireplace.